How to Use pulmonary in a Sentence

pulmonary

adjective
  • The aerosols of the Salton Sea trigger unique pulmonary problems in the lungs of mice.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The fifth, a five-month-old, died in 1975 from acute pulmonary edema.
    Fox News, 21 Oct. 2022
  • His son Jeff Sarokin said the cause was pulmonary fibrosis.
    Joseph P. Fried, New York Times, 24 June 2023
  • The blood clots can travel to your lungs, causing a pulmonary embolism.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • The cause was pulmonary fibrosis, said her cousin Sara Kambestad.
    Emily Langer, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
  • His cause of death was a pulmonary edema, or fluid in the lungs, The New York Times reported.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Mensah was on the team but sidelined by a pulmonary embolism.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The 2017 research shows that the cause of death in the majority of these cases was a pulmonary fat embolism.
    Melanie Rud, SELF, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Some of them could no longer run or climb stairs, and yet their X-rays and pulmonary-function tests looked normal.
    New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The cause was a pulmonary embolism, said Michael McGowan, his husband.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • To look for blood clots in the lung, or a pulmonary embolism, your doctor would order a CT scan with contrast.
    L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023
  • His son, Sam, said the cause of death, in a hospital, was pulmonary fibrosis.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Blood clots in the lungs, called pulmonary emboli, most often occur in people who have known risk for them.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Nov. 2021
  • There are two types of clots: deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
    Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
  • The pulmonary team is coming at nine to test his breathing and then more doctors will be there to try to take out his feeding tubes, and then a CAT scan.
    Danielle McNally, Marie Claire, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Ubben, 84, died of pulmonary fibrosis on Dec. 13 at his home, said his son, Jeffrey.
    Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Two weeks after her son, Khari, was born, Gibson died from a pulmonary embolism.
    NBC News, 11 Feb. 2022
  • So be aware of any symptoms that may be suspicious for a pulmonary embolism.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • If untreated, a clot could then break off and travel to the lungs and cause a life-threatening pulmonary embolism.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • For example, a pulmonary infection can leave scars in the lungs or trigger blood clots.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The device pulls blood out of the body to oxygenate and ventilate it, functioning like pulmonary bypass at the bedside.
    Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Andrew Ladores passed on June 2 at the age of 49 due to pulmonary embolism that irreparably damaged his lungs and kidneys.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022
  • Heche, 53, suffered burns and a pulmonary injury in the crash and was in critical condition as of Monday evening.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2022
  • That means his heart was filled with holes and the pulmonary valve was too narrow, according to his family, who lives in Nashville.
    David Begnaud, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The cause was complications from pulmonary fibrosis, said Cem Kurosman, a spokesman for the Blue Note record label.
    BostonGlobe.com, 2 Oct. 2021
  • Meanwhile, high-altitude pulmonary edema happens when the blood vessels in the lungs begin to leak fluid and fill up the lungs.
    Allie Conti, Field & Stream, 27 Sep. 2023
  • His son, Ermanno Taviani, said the cause of his death, in a hospital, was pulmonary edema.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Owen Hanley practiced pulmonary medicine in Fairbanks for about 35 years.
    Mark Thiessen, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Soon after, Williams was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.
    Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The musician, whose real name was Justin Seth Riley, died from pulmonary embolism, a condition that occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery in the lungs, preventing blood from flowing.
    Asia Moore, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024

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